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CDUS44 KLCH 291039
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
538 AM CDT TUE AUG 29 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         95    228 PM  99    1902  91      4       98       
  MINIMUM         75    450 AM  61    1896  72      3       76       
  AVERAGE         85                        82      3       87      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.32 1978   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.07                      4.48   0.59     2.86    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.31                     17.19  -2.88     8.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.67                     42.20 -11.53    23.14    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        16      4       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  558                       481     77      568       
  SINCE JUN 1   1667                      1475    192     1705       
  SINCE JAN 1   2438                      1986    452     2273       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       100      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        58      1906                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 29 2006........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT   
AUGUST 30 2006........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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